diff --git a/content/news/2021-briar-1.3-released.md b/content/news/2021-briar-1.3-released.md index e5980275201dd022a10c5df7802dd1d67fe3d5e0..41c03cb579c41789788d5e4ea9f958d0c16bdea2 100644 --- a/content/news/2021-briar-1.3-released.md +++ b/content/news/2021-briar-1.3-released.md @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ --- aliases: - /news/2021-briar-1.3-released.html -date: 2021-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 +date: 2021-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 title: 'Briar 1.3 released - image attachments, profile images and disappearing messages' --- ### Press release -##### April 8 2021 +##### June 1 2021 {{< figure src="/img/internet-shutdown.jpg" link="/img/internet-shutdown.jpg" -class="fullwidth" alt="Using Briar during internet shutdown" caption="Briar can operate over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to keep information flowing during blackouts" +class="fullwidth" alt="Using Briar during internet shutdown" >}} -The Briar Project [released version 1.3]() of its Android app today. +The Briar Project [released version 1.3](/download) of its Android app today. Thanks to support from eQualit.ie, this release adds several new features that have been requested repeatedly from users over the years. With today's release, users can upload profile pictures that will be visible only to their contacts. @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ We hope this feature will go a long way towards improving users' privacy, especi To improve the user experience, the settings screen has been re-organized and split into sub-screens. The redesign creates space for the profile picture, and the improved categorization into sub-screens makes it easier to find specific settings. -Work on the next big release is already underway. Among other things, Briar Project is working on a way to exchange messages over storage media (SD card or USB stick). +Work on the next big release is already underway. Among other things, Briar Project is working on a way to exchange messages over storage media (SD card or USB stick) as well as sharing the app offline. ### Media